The Collar360

Weaver

Other names

weaving machinist, needle loom operator, textile weaver, fabric weaver, weaving foreman, weaving forewoman, needle loom weaver, weaving inspector, cloth weaver, manufacturing weaver, loom operator

Clothing, textiles and leather

They run hand-powered looms that turn yarn into cloth, check the cloth for faults, and fix machine problems.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.

  2. 2

    Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.

  3. 3

    Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
tisseur/tisseuse
español
tejedor/tejedora
العربية
حائك / حائكة
português
Tecelão/Tecelã
Deutsch
Textilgestalter im Handwerk - Weben/Textilgestalterin im Handwerk - Weben
italiano
tessitore/tessitrice

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